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Irwin County

Population in July 2008: 3,144. Population change since 2000: -3.9%
 

Males: 1,510  (48.0%)
Females: 1,634  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  30.7 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31774.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,148 (it was $22,332 in 2000)
Ocilla:  $25,148
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,464
Ocilla:  $12,464
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,373 (it was $42,500 in 2000)
Ocilla:  $65,373
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,991; Detached houses: $93,515; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $44,884; Mobile homes: $32,009

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Races in Ocilla:

  • Black (59.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (38.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ocilla: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (15.2%), Irish (3.3%), English (3.0%), German (1.1%), Subsaharan African (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 2.59 square miles.

Population density: 1216 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ocilla

  • High school or higher: 59.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocilla city

  • Never married: 35.2%
  • Now married: 39.3%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Ocilla, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ocilla to the number of sex offenders is 242 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ocilla:  1.5% ($638)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (54.0 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (129.3 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (732.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Fitzgerald, GA (2.8 miles ), Holt, GA (2.9 miles ), Irwinville, GA (3.2 miles ), Brookfield, GA (3.6 miles ), Ambrose, GA (3.7 miles ), Enigma, GA (3.7 miles ), Little House Creek, GA (3.8 miles ), Alapaha, GA (3.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,400
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $56,500
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $72,300
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.60 N, Longitude: 83.25 W

Area code: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-0.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



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Crime in Ocilla by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007
Murders 110011
    per 100,000 29.929.20.00.030.431.1
Rapes 211323
    per 100,000 59.729.230.590.760.793.4
Robberies 721734
    per 100,000 209.058.530.5211.591.1124.6
Assaults 18915121312
    per 100,000 537.5263.2457.6362.6394.8373.7
Burglaries 662946253028
    per 100,000 1970.7848.01403.3755.5911.0872.0
Thefts 10199134121115177
    per 100,000 3015.82894.74087.93656.73492.35512.3
Auto thefts 3637161015
    per 100,000 1074.987.7213.5483.5303.7467.1
Arson 000N/AN/AN/A
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0N/AN/AN/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 622.3334.2403.9446.4443.4568.0

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Ocilla-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Ocilla city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 tornado 20.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Ocilla-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from Ocilla center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospital/medical center in Ocilla:
  • IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (710 N IRWIN AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ocilla:
  • DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; FITZGERALD, GA)
  • TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; TIFTON, GA)
  • COFFEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; DOUGLAS, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ocilla, GA

Heliports located in Ocilla:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocilla:
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 89 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
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Notable locations in Ocilla: Irwin County Library (A), Irwin County Jail (B), Irwin County Courthouse (C), Ocilla City Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ocilla include: Third Baptist Church (A), Broaches Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Second Baptist Church (C), Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (D), Pine Hill Church (E), First Methodist Church (F), Ocilla Baptist Church (G), Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Ocilla City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Ocilla: Cumbee Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Ocilla Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Courts: Irwin County Magistrate Court (301 South Irwin Avenue), Camelot Court Inc (Apricot Street).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  33.1%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  13.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ocilla, GA


People in group quarters in Ocilla
  • 214 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 124 people in nursing homes
  • 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 9 people in other group homes


Ocilla compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ocilla (2009 data):
  • PlantersFIRST: Cherry Street Facility at 107 Cherry Street, branch established on 1974-06-03; Ocilla Branch at Cherry And Fourth Streets, branch established on 1907-01-01. Info updated 2008-01-29: Bank assets: $370.7 mil, Deposits: $323.0 mil, headquarters in Cordele, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Mid State Banks, Inc.
  • Ameris Bank: South Irwin Avenue Branch at 300 South Irwin Avenue, branch established on 1956-10-01. Info updated 2007-01-18: Bank assets: $2,405.5 mil, Deposits: $2,068.2 mil, headquarters in Moultrie, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 62 total offices, Holding Company: Ameris Bancorp



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Ocilla travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Irwin County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (57%)
  • Utility gas (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Ocilla

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionProgressive Primitive BaptistsChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents67.1%10.9%10.5%9.1%2.5%
Congregations47.8%21.7%4.3%8.7%17.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 4$12,229$36,6870$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$2,040
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$459
Police Protection - Officers 8$35,592$53,3883$1,849
Police - Other 5$15,548$37,3150$0
Firefighters 4$7,539$22,6170$0
Streets and Highways 5$10,524$25,2580$0
Water Supply 3$5,707$22,8280$0
Other and Unallocable 4$4,494$13,4820$0
Totals for Government 33$91,633$33,32110$4,348



Ocilla government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $248,000
    Sewerage: $225,000
    All Other: $13,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $28,000
    Sewerage: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $577,000
    Gas Utilities: $248,000
    Water Utilities: $209,000
    Solid Waste Management: $207,000
    Regular Highways: $201,000
    Central Staff Services: $191,000
    General - Other: $156,000
    Sewerage: $139,000
    Fire Protection: $116,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
    Libraries: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $213,000
    All Other: $73,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,612,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $27,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,586,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $26,000
    Other, NEC: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $106,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $151,000
    Water Utilities: $118,000
    Sewerage: $79,000
    Welfare - Other: $29,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $304,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $338,000
    Gas Utilities: $281,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $184,000
    Beginning: $115,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $233,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $43,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $510,000
    Public Utilities: $143,000
    Other Selective Sales: $119,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $48,000
    NEC: $46,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $819,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $90,000

8.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.65%
Georgia average:  10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ben Hill County, GA  2.26% ($24,761 average AGI)
from Tift County, GA  1.38% ($23,195)
from Coffee County, GA  0.64% ($21,842)


8.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.16%
Georgia average:  9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ben Hill County, GA  2.10% ($25,484 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA  1.59% ($24,043)
to Coffee County, GA  0.61% ($31,278)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ocilla:
  • WBHB (1240 AM; 1 kW; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTIF (1340 AM; 1 kW; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocilla:
  • WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WULS (103.7 FM; BROXTON, GA; Owner: ROUNDTREE-CARVER ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)
  • WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
  • WFFM (105.7 FM; ASHBURN, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ocilla:
  • W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Ocilla, Georgia:
  • Fatal accident count: 14
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 26
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 16
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 35
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Georgia average:
  • Fatal accident count: 92
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 143
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
  • Fatalities: 100
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 239
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13
See more detailed statistics of Ocilla fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $80,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,690
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 5,535

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ocilla)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Ocilla, GA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Ocilla, Lat: 31.606389 Lon: -83.229722, Call Sign: WPXC374
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.393 MHz, 956.393 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/04/2003, Expiration Date: 03/04/2013, Certifier: Billy R Hall Jr.
    Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ocilla)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Ocilla)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 38
  • Hazardous Condition: 16

Incident types - Ocilla


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Ocilla, GA

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